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The NET worth of a sexual predator.

Sexual predators defraud where ever and when ever they can. Like trolls prettied up as princes, they permeate every part of society and pick their targets from where ever they can access them: including the internet. They know no class or gender bounds; they instead pick anyone who falls for their fraudulent and cowardly manipulation. Their net casts over us all, yes, even those members on families.com. Be careful, be warned, be vigilant of whom you share personal information with. I have already had a dubious contact through families.com. It was dealt with, the person banned immediately, and there has … Continue reading →

New Product: PredatorWatch Protects Your Kids From Online Predators

One of the biggest concerns today for parents with kids who spend time on the Internet is the threat of online predators. And there’s a reason for this concern. According to a 2006 survey by Crimes Against Children Research Center, 1 in 7 children between the ages of 10 and 17 are solicited or approached for sex on the internet and 34% where exposed to unwanted sexual material and online harassment increased by 9%. Now parents can rest a bit easier with PredatorWatch, a new program from software company, LiTera. Parents place the software on computers in their home and … Continue reading →

Teaching Teenagers About The Danger Of Internet Predators

It is summer and the average teenager is online 5.5 hours a day, with about 77 million on-line each day. Most are visiting one of the 40,000 chat rooms where according to a 2002 FBI report there is a 100% chance they will encounter a pedophile at some time. What is the danger with chat rooms? The Safe Surfin Foundation says that the danger is that “75% of children and teens report sharing personal information about them and their families to complete strangers in chat rooms.” Child predators use the tidbits of information that they glean from on-line chat rooms … Continue reading →

Online National Sex Offender Public Registry

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Yesterday, I reported again on the ongoing series that Dateline NBC is doing about Internet predators (you can read my first report here). Today, I want to point out a Department of Justice Web site that you may want to check out. It is the National Sex Offender Public Registry. You may be surprised to find out who is or is not living near your neighborhood. National Sex Offender Public Registry www.nsopr.gov I know that this isn’t the most fun topic to talk about, but we need to keep raising awareness in others if we are going to help protect … Continue reading →